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	Egypt: Amenemhet III, the 6th Ruler of Egypt's 12th Dynasty
		Amenemhet III was the son of Senusret III and the last great ruler of the Middle Kingdom.
		Amenemhet III appears to have shared the throne with is father as co-regent for at least a while before the death of his father.
		Amenemhet III was the 6th ruler of the 12th Dynasty, and may have reigned for as long as 45 years.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/amenemhet3.htm (0 words)

	Amenemhet III
		Amenemhet III was handed a peaceful reign, his father Sesostris III had given him a land on good diplomatic terms with her northern neighbours, Nubia firmly under Egypt's control and the power of the Nomarchs finally ended.
		Amenemhet III also built temples at the Faiyum to the god Sobek at Shedet / Crocodilopolis (Kiman Faris), and a temple to the cobra goddess Renenutet at Medinet Maadi.
		His principal wife was Aat, her tomb was discovered in Amenemhet III's first pyramid at Dahshur (the king abandoned this pyramid for his own burial due to major structural problems discovered while the pyramid was still being built).
	members.tripod.com /~ib205/amenemhet_3.html (0 words)

	The Pyramid of Amenemhet III - Crystalinks
		Amenemhet III built his second pyramid closer to the area that he seemed to love, the Fayoum.
		The pyramid itself was built in typical 12th Dynasty fashion with a mudbrick core and a casing of fine white limestone.
		This corridor, which descends to a lower level then the burial chamber, was sheathed in fine white limestone, continued until reaching a small chamber, and continuing straight leads to a blind dead end.
	www.crystalinks.com /pyramenemhet3.html (1412 words)

	Egyptvoyager.com: Egyptian History
		Amenemhet was murdered during Sesostris' absence on a campaign in Libya, but Sesostris was able to maintain his hold on the throne and consolidated his father's achievements,
		Sesostris III reorganised Egypt into four regions, the northern and southern halves of the Nile Valley and the eastern and western Delta.
		He and his successor Amenemhet III left a striking artistic legacy in the form of statuary depicting them as ageing, careworn rulers.
	www.egyptvoyager.com /history_dynasties_12to13.htm (280 words)

	Egypt: The Pyramid of Amenemhet III at Dahshur
		Amenemhet III attempted to build his first pyramid at Dahshur, but it turned out to be a disaster.
		Because the name of Amenemhet IV appears on the valley temple, some believe that two of these burials may have been that king and the last regent of the 12 Dynasty, Queen Sobekneferu.
		Amenemhet IV and Queen Sobekneferu may have begun pyramids at Mazghuna, but these were far from completed and it would appear that no burials took place.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/amenemhet3p.htm (0 words)

	Amenemmes I,II,III
		The royal burial ground was moved during the reign of Amenemhet I, to Lisht, at the entrance to the Faiyum.
		Amenemhet III had two large pyramid's built that were almost as large as his father's pyramid.
		The building project of note by Amenemhet III was the temple built at Kiman Faris in honor of the crocodile god Sobek.
	www.mnsu.edu /emuseum/prehistory/egypt/history/people/amenemhet.html (0 words)

	Egyptian Pharaohs : Middle Kingdom : Dynasty 12 : Senusret III
		Amenemhet IV was the son of Senusret III and his sister/wife Sebekshedty-Neferu.
		He did continue to support Senusret III's policies of limiting the power of the nobility and upper classes, most importantly by rescinding the ability of many royal offices to be inherited by families.
		Amenemhet III was worshipped (in the personage of Lameres) in the Roman Period.
	www.phouka.com /pharaoh/pharaoh/dynasties/dyn12/06amenemhet3.html (533 words)

	d. The Middle Kingdom and the Second Intermediate Period (11th-17th Dynasties). 2001. The Encyclopedia of World History
		Amenemhet I (1991–1962) was a commoner who attributed his rise to the god Amun.
		Amenemhet made his eldest son, Sesostris (Senusret) his coregent, a practice which persisted through the dynasty.
		Amenemhet III (1842–1797) completed the Fayum irrigation project and expanded turquoise mining in the Sinai.
	www.bartleby.com /67/92.html (609 words)

	International Missionary Society - Bible History - Egypt Chronology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Amenemhet I was murdered in 1962 BC Ç Senwosret - Kheperkare - Sesostris I - Senusret I - 1917-1872 B.C. The second king of the 12th Dynasty was the son of Amenemhet I and Queen Nefrutoten.
		He co-ruled with Amenemhet III and a temple at Medinet Madi in the Faiyum was probably built by both kings.
		Some historians say that she was the daughter of Amenemhet III and half sister of Amenemhet IV, her predecessor.
	www.imssdarm-bg.org /biblehistory/egyptchrono3.php (1766 words)

	EgyptSites - Amenemhet III
		Amenemhet III Nimaatre, the son and successor of Senwosret III (who had also built a pyramid at Dahshur), was one of the last great rulers of Dynasty XII.
		Although Amenemhet III was not buried in his Dahshur pyramid, there must have been a funerary cult for his queens - fragments of a false door of Queen Aat were found in these buildings.
		Amenemhet III seems to have virtually completed then abandoned his Dahshur pyramid at around year 15 of his reign, when he began a new monument at Hawara in which he was buried.
	www.egyptsites.co.uk /lower/pyramids/dahshur/amenemhet3.html (988 words)

	hawara (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Hawara is the site where the pharaoh Amenemhet III tomb is. While excavating Hawara evidence was found that Neferuphah (Amenemhet III daughter) once laid there until her tomb was completed.
		The son of Senwosret III, he was the sixth pharaoh of the twelfth dynasty.
		Amenemhet III started his pyramid at Dahshar and was the first pyramid with a limestone outer casting.
	www.uwm.edu /Course/egypt/0100/LOCATS/hawara.htm (184 words)

	Egypt State Information Service - Fall 2003
		King Amenemhet I was interested in expanding the agricultural spot in the region.
		Amenemhet III's pyramid is not the only pyramid in Al-Lahoon region at Fayyoum.
		There is the tomb of Nefrotbah, Amenemhet III daughter, 2 km from Amenemhet III pyramid.
	www.sis.gov.eg /En/Pub/magazin/fall2003/110226000000000005.htm (0 words)

	Amenemhet 3
		It is believed that Amenemhet was co-regent with his father, Sesostris 3 for a short period before his death.
		Amenemhet's almost 50 years in power was a period of great economic development, prosperity and peace for Egypt.
		In the field of administration, his greatest achievement was to defeat the provincial nobility, and thereby secur the control of the central power.
	lexicorient.com /e.o/amenem_3.htm (0 words)

	The Middle Kingdom Pyramids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Previously, the name of the pyramid complex In the Old Kingdom had included all the associated structures and temples (such as the mortuary temple, the valley temple etc) but from Amenemhet's time onwards, each of the major components of the complex were given their own individual name.
		Amenemhet III was the last powerful ruler of the 12th Dynasty, and the pyramid he built at Hawara is believed to have been his final resting place.
		Senusret I was succeeded by his son Amenemhet II who built his pyramid at Dahshur, to the east of the earlier 4th Dynasty pyramids of Snefru.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /pyramids_-_middle_kingdom.htm (1168 words)

	The Pharoahs Network - Middle Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The sixth king of the 11th Dynasty was the son of Montuhotep III and Queen Imi.
		The son of Senwosret III and Queen Sebekshedty-Neferu, this sixth king of the 12th Dynasty was to be the most remarkable king of that era.
		He co-ruled with Amenemhet III and a temple at Medinet Madi in the Faiyum was probably built by both kings.
	www.thepharaohs.net /ancient/middle_kingdom/PharaohsFull.cfm (974 words)

	Mazes within Middle Kingdom Egyptian Pyramids
		Like all the pharaohs, Amenemhet III (19th century BC) believed that his burial chamber had to contain valuable objects if he was to be comfortable in the afterlife.
		To protect his own burial chamber, Amenemhet, who was also the builder of the mysterious Egyptian Labyrinth, turned to a new strategy—he sculpted the interior of his pyramid into a fantastic life-size maze hewn from stone, complete with secret sliding doors, false passageways, and hidden chambers.
		Amenemhet fared no worse than any other pharaoh, however—tomb robbers got them all, and strangely, no mummy of any pharaoh has ever been found in any pyramid...
	www.amazeingart.com /seven-wonders/pyramid-mazes.html (568 words)

	Amenemhet I - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Amenemhet centralized the government and subjected the long-powerful nobles to a virtually feudal state.
		His son and successor, Sesostris I was coregent from 1980 BC Amenemhet II, d.
		The dynasty of pharaohs named Amenemhet or Sesostris maintained peace throughout their hegemony, thus enabling the arts and sciences to flourish as they never would again in Egypt.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-Amenemhe.html (403 words)

	Egyptian Pharaohs
		Amenemhet was an experienced administrator and moved the capital from Thebes to a more central location at al-Fayyum, an oasis-like depression lying southwest of Cairo, and appointed his supporters to various posts within the administration.
		Amenemhet's pyramid tomb, built at Dahshur, close to Al-Fayyum, an oasis-like depression southwest of Cairo, was patterned after his father's, with a fine limestone casing built over retaining walls and a rubble core.
		Amenemhet III brought Middle Egypt (comprising the 11th and 12th dynasties) to a peak of economic prosperity by completing a system to regulate the inflow of water into Lake Moeris, in the Al-Fayyum depression southwest of Cairo.
	www.hooper-home.net /CHRONO/Pharaohs.html (5864 words)

	Living in Truth by Charles N.Pope - Chapter 28: "Beginning of Strength" (Origins of the House of Ramses in ...
		Amenemhet was possibly not associated with the priesthood until the age of 54, and only after this did he become High Priest of Amun.
		Amenemhet and Amenhotep II were both getting old by the end of the 54-year reign of their father Thutmose III.
		Amenemhet III (Noah II) also celebrated a Sed Festival in his Year 30, at which time Amenemhet IV (Shem II) was appointed as his heir and co-regent.
	www.domainofman.com /book/chap-28.html (7903 words)

	THE MIDDLE KINGDOM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Amenemhet III (1842-1797) Pyramid at Dahshur (eroded mudbrick core) and Pyramid at Hawara (eroded mudbrick core) and The Labyrinth (mortuary temple)
		Amenemhet III was the last great ruler of the Middle Kingdom.
		Little is known about either Amenemhet IV or Queen Sobeknefru, as neither feature much in written records, although it is presumed that Amenemhet IV died prematurely and Queen Sobeknefru acted as regent, ruling later in her own right for a short period.
	www.egyptologyonline.com /middle_kingdom.htm (613 words)

	Egyptian History: Dynasties 12 to 17 - The Middle Kingdom and the rule of the Hyksos
		Its kings, living near Memphis, reduced the power of the provincial rulers and fostered the growth of a loyal central elite, using propagandistic literature to encourage recruitment of able civil servants and their unconditional allegiance, and transform the royal image from that of an insecure war leader to that of a confident, semidivine ruler.
		Amenemhet II was co-ruler with his father Senusret I for three years.
		Amenemhet III (Nimaatre) (1817-1772 BCE) completed the building of the great waterwheels of the Fayum, thus diverting the flood waters of the Nile into Lake Moeris.
	www.reshafim.org.il /ad/egypt/history12-17.htm (1994 words)

	Pharao
		The same is true of the use of the title Pharao for kings earlier than the eighteenth dynasty, which is quite in keeping with Egyptian usage at the time of the nineteenth dynasty.
		The Pharao with whom Adad sought refuge in the time of David (III Kings, xi, 17) was a king of the twenty-first dynasty, either Paynozem or Amenemopet.
		The Pharao mentioned in IV Kings, xviii, 21 and Is., xxxvi, 6 is by many thought to be Tharaca; but if the expedition of Sennacherib occurred in 701, as is generally held, there is little doubt that Shabaka, or possibly Shabataka, is the Pharao referred to.
	www.catholicity.com /encyclopedia/p/pharao.html (944 words)

	Living in Truth by Charles N.Pope - Chapter 8: "The Fullness of Time" (The Dual Identities of Joseph, Moses and Joshua)
		It should cause no consternation that a pharaoh such as Amenemhet III could be a contemporary of archetypal Joseph, but also depicted in the Bible as a second Noah, that is, the Utnapishtim of Gilgamesh fame.
		The throne was claimed by Senusret III (Methuseleh), a son of Amenemhet II (Mahalalel).
		The confrontation of Moses (Auibre/Hammurabi) and Aaron (Amenemhet IV/Sabium) with "pharaoh" (Amenemhet III) was a standoff between brothers.
	prophetess.lstc.edu /~rklein/Doctwo/dualident.htm (12103 words)

	Egyptian History - Dr. Zahi Hawass
		The name Amenemhet means "Amun is at the Head." The first Amenemhet began his reign at Thebes but later moved the capital to It-tawi, meaning "Seizer of the Two Lands." We have not located -It-tawi, but based on the Old Kingdom examples, Lisht is probably its site because here we find the King's tomb.
		The pyramid complex of Amenemhet IL known as the White Pyramid, is famous for the treasures of princesses Khnumet and Ita found by J., de Morgan.
		Amenemhet III is the most important king of the period because of his achievements and beautiful portraits.
	www.zahihawass.com /egyptian_hist_dev_mounds.htm (1494 words)

	Senusret III
		Senusret III was more military active than his 12th Dynasty predecessors, although much of this activity was against Nubia rather than Egypt's more northerly neighbors.
		He was to attack Nubia in several occasions - Year 8, 12 and 15 especially, the Nubians had gradually moved pass the border of the 3rd Cataract, given impetus by the two previous kings' lack of military activity.
		Not only did Senusret III have to deal with his southern neighbors when he became Pharaoh - the old threat to the stability and power of the Pharaoh in the Middle Kingdom once more reared its head, the power of the Nomarchs.
	www.aldokkan.com /egypt/senusret3.htm (328 words)

	Government
		It was during this time that ordinary people became aware of their own rights, and began to expect that the riches of Egypt belonged to them as well as the royal class.
		Amenemhet built the Wall of the Prince to protect Egypt's eastern border, and moved his capital to the border area between the north and south, in order to better unite the two kingdoms.
		Amenemhet III, grandson of Senuset created a series of giant water wheels that diverted the floodwaters of the Nile into Lake Moeris, creating an irrigation system that allowed about 153,000 acres to be turned into fertile farmland.
	library.thinkquest.org /05aug/01528/html/government.html (0 words)

	Egyptian kings - Amenemhet III, Amenemhat III, Amenemes III
		Amenemhet III was the son of Senwosret III and the last great ruler of the Middle Kingdom.
		It's quite possible, but not proved, that he was father of the two regents to be - Amenemhet IV and queen Sobeknefru.
		He followed his father's policy and took great interest in the agricultural developments in the Faiyum where new land for cultivating constantly was gained and irrigated by an expanding system.
	www.nemo.nu /ibisportal/0egyptintro/5egypt/5sidor/5amenemhetIII.htm (0 words)

	Egyptian History: Dynasties 12 to 17 - The Middle Kingdom and the rule of the Hyksos
		Its kings, living near Memphis, reduced the power of the provincial rulers and fostered the growth of a loyal central elite, using propagandistic literature to encourage recruitment of able civil servants and their unconditional allegiance, and transform the royal image from that of an insecure war leader to that of a confident, semidivine ruler.
		Amenemhet II was co-ruler with his father Senusret I for three years.
		Amenemhet III (Nimaatre) (1817-1772 BCE) completed the building of the great waterwheels of the Fayum, thus diverting the flood waters of the Nile into Lake Moeris.
	nefertiti.iwebland.com /history12-17.htm (1994 words)

	Searching for Moses
		Amenemhet III may have had one son, known as Amenemhet IV, who was an enigmatic character who may have followed his father or may have been a co-regent with him.
		Amenemhet IV mysteriously disappeared off the scene before the death of Amenemhet III.
		Amenemhet III had a daughter whose name was Sobekneferu.
	www.answersingenesis.org /tj/v15/i1/moses.asp (3504 words)

	Ancient Fayoum - Pharaonic era .
		Known also as the Labyrinth, the Pyramid of Hawara (built by Amenemhet III) was the most visited sites of the ancient World.
		Built by Amenemhet III the temple is dedicated to the gods Sobek, Ernutet and Horus.
		Guarded by sphinxes and lions, the temples interior walls are covered with hieroglyphics and reliefs of Amenemhet III and Amenemhet IV.
	www.fayoum.gov.eg /pharos1.htm (280 words)

	The Ancient Egypt Site - Amenemhat III
		The 6th king of the 12th Dynasty, Amenemhat III is the only known son and successor of Sesostris III.
		This too was a major factor in the decline of the 12th Dynasty and of the Middle Kingdom in general.
		Fragment of an alabaster statue of Amenemhat III at the Louvre Museum.
	www.ancient-egypt.org /kings/12/1206_amenemhat_iii/history.html (649 words)

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